Australia 1993 Legislative
Election
| Chamber |
Senate
|
|
Date of Election
|
March
13, 1993
|
|
Type of Electoral
System
|
Proportional
|
| Number
of Seats Available |
76
*
|
|
Length of
Legislative Term
|
6
years
|
|
|
Number
of Seats **
|
Percentage
of Votes #
|
| Australian
Labor Party (ALP) |
30
|
43.5%
|
| Liberal
Party of Australia (LP) |
30
|
43.0%
|
| National
Party of Australia (NPA) |
6
|
| Australian
Democrats (AD) |
8
|
5.3%
|
|
Independents |
2
|
3.3%
|
* Twelve members
were elected from each state, and 2 each from the Australian Capital Territory
and Northern Territories.
** Half of the Senate stood for election; results reflect overall distribution
of seats.
| Chamber |
House
of Representatives
|
|
Date of Election
|
March
13, 1993
|
|
Type of Electoral
System
|
Majority
***
|
| Number
of Seats Available |
148
|
|
Length of
Legislative Term
|
3
years
|
|
|
Number
of Seats
|
Percentage
of Votes #
|
| Australian
Labor Party (ALP) |
80
|
44.9%
|
| Liberal
Party of Australia (LP) |
49
|
37.1%
|
| National
Party of Australia (NPA) |
16
|
7.2%
|
| Independents |
2
|
7.0%
|
*** Preferential balloting
- progressive elimination of lowest-ranked candidates with a redistribution
of preferences until one candidate secures a majority.
Source: Political
Handbook of the World 1995-96, Binghamton, NY: CSA Publications, 1996.
# Source: European Journal of Political Research. Vol 26 (1994): 231-232.
| Population
Size |
17
656 000
|
| Registered
Voters |
11
384 638
|
|
Total Votes
|
10
900 861
|
|
Vote/Registered
Voter
|
95.7%
|
|
Spoilt Ballots
|
3.0%
|
Source: Voter
Turnout: Australia. [Internet]. International IDEA. 7 November 2001. |
